Ho Chi Minh City University of Science: Rankings

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The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 9th in Vietnam, 2716th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 31 research topics. The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,098 academic publications and 50,855 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2716 of 14,131 In the World
#863 of 5,830 In Asia
#9 of 67 In Vietnam
#4 of 20 In Ho Chi Minh
#882 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#957 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#1081 of 2,945 For Computational Linguistics
#4418 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3257 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 28 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 7th for Engineering in Vietnam and 2552nd in the World with 3,265 publications made and 36,877 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Vietnam
#1139 of 2,835 In Asia
#2552 of 6,782 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 4 3
2001 3 4
2002 1 5
2003 3 10
2004 1 9
2005 8 9
2006 7 19
2007 14 17
2008 25 45
2009 82 115
2010 72 161
2011 80 256
2012 108 450
2013 160 761
2014 111 1033
2015 179 1015
2016 146 1252
2017 172 1506
2018 174 1930
2019 207 2320
2020 295 3200
2021 343 4134
2022 331 4695
2023 391 5619
2024 328 5930

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 360 882
Computer Engineering 4 621 1471
Human-Computer Interaction 3 565 1644
Structural Engineering 8 727 1751
Chemical Engineering 6 972 1973
Nanotechnology 6 1025 2067
Remote Sensing 10 863 2105
Acoustical Engineering 7 883 2143
Telecommunications 6 961 2144
Systems Engineering 6 879 2287
Computer Networking 6 1035 2334
Optical Engineering 7 1065 2363
Materials Science 7 1159 2475
Metallurgical Engineering 7 1189 2517
Electronic Engineering 6 1193 2543
Electrical Engineering 6 1190 2583
Environmental Engineering 12 1210 2623
Geotechnical Engineering 12 1167 2645
Aerospace Engineering 11 1261 2879
Biotechnology 8 1365 2966
Mechanical Engineering 10 1291 2998
Civil Engineering 17 1341 3100

Chemistry rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 8th for Chemistry in Vietnam and 2621st in the World with 3,115 publications made and 33,503 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Vietnam
#1218 of 2,781 In Asia
#2621 of 6,545 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 2 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 3 2
2001 2 2
2002 2 3
2003 2 8
2004 1 6
2005 3 8
2006 6 18
2007 14 13
2008 13 52
2009 80 89
2010 49 115
2011 77 206
2012 80 369
2013 118 579
2014 89 801
2015 156 758
2016 146 928
2017 178 1197
2018 174 1636
2019 216 1971
2020 310 2743
2021 354 3937
2022 315 4610
2023 382 5559
2024 318 5951

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 7 756 1469
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 522 1496
Chemical Engineering 6 972 1973
Nanotechnology 6 1025 2067
Environmental Chemistry 7 955 2114
Inorganic Chemistry 7 1037 2167
Computational Chemistry 9 1034 2248
Physical chemistry 7 1099 2298
Nutrition and Food Science 8 1124 2436
Materials Science 7 1159 2475
Organic Chemistry 8 1191 2528
Biochemistry 7 1167 2541

Biology rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 8th for Biology in Vietnam and 2921st in the World with 3,064 publications made and 30,617 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Vietnam
#1290 of 2,834 In Asia
#2921 of 6,833 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1996 1 1
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 1
2001 1 3
2002 2 3
2003 2 9
2004 1 5
2005 5 7
2006 8 15
2007 10 18
2008 10 59
2009 75 84
2010 41 106
2011 81 183
2012 76 346
2013 106 490
2014 90 744
2015 147 656
2016 146 760
2017 173 1039
2018 172 1459
2019 217 1847
2020 312 2660
2021 349 3915
2022 316 4538
2023 396 5406
2024 305 5610

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 4 893 2064
Nanotechnology 6 1025 2067
Molecular Biology 3 874 2100
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 831 2224
Forestry 5 795 2224
Nutrition and Food Science 8 1124 2436
Oncology and Cancer research 5 1072 2453
Botany 6 1043 2464
Biochemistry 7 1167 2541
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 1179 2684
Agricultural Science 10 1144 2686
Microbiology 11 1223 2738
Paleontology 8 1143 2741
Genetics 7 1207 2764
Zoology 10 1044 2825
Immunology 5 1201 2886
Biotechnology 8 1365 2966
Evolutionary Biology 9 1253 3039
Pharmacology 9 1483 3197
Virology 12 1416 3381
Neuroscience 13 1863 4475

Physics rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 7th for Physics in Vietnam and 2615th in the World with 2,978 publications made and 32,869 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Vietnam
#1152 of 2,817 In Asia
#2615 of 6,713 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1996 2 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 4 4
2001 4 3
2002 2 5
2003 2 8
2004 1 5
2005 6 8
2006 3 24
2007 11 14
2008 17 36
2009 76 85
2010 63 128
2011 71 205
2012 80 357
2013 124 619
2014 100 858
2015 150 861
2016 128 1058
2017 162 1313
2018 152 1741
2019 201 2186
2020 286 3219
2021 340 4096
2022 316 4381
2023 364 5306
2024 294 5490

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 8 808 1766
Nuclear Physics 4 743 1795
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 844 2053
Nanotechnology 6 1025 2067
Acoustical Engineering 7 883 2143
Theoretical Physics 8 862 2193
Optical Engineering 7 1065 2363
Quantum and Particle physics 6 1091 2468
Materials Science 7 1159 2475
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 1093 2724

Environmental Science rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Vietnam and 3159th in the World with 2,295 publications made and 23,760 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 30 In Vietnam
#1320 of 2,838 In Asia
#3159 of 6,876 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2000 2 1
2001 1 3
2002 0 3
2003 3 5
2004 4 3
2005 3 5
2006 8 13
2007 11 16
2008 10 48
2009 57 65
2010 32 73
2011 66 150
2012 67 313
2013 102 447
2014 81 714
2015 122 659
2016 124 755
2017 141 942
2018 123 1245
2019 163 1512
2020 190 2141
2021 257 2900
2022 215 3286
2023 283 3964
2024 219 3950

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 386 957
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 522 1496
Environmental Chemistry 7 955 2114
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 831 2224
Forestry 5 795 2224
Earth science and Geophysics 10 929 2266
Oceanography 9 1039 2565
Environmental Engineering 12 1210 2623
Geotechnical Engineering 12 1167 2645
Agricultural Science 10 1144 2686
Paleontology 8 1143 2741
Geology 10 1186 2835
Ecology 10 1253 2981
Environmental Management 15 1383 3166
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 1431 3217
Geography and Cartography 14 1404 3495

Computer Science rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 6th for Computer Science in Vietnam and 2470th in the World with 2,200 publications made and 23,893 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 29 In Vietnam
#1042 of 2,840 In Asia
#2470 of 6,845 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 0
2002 3 3
2003 2 4
2004 5 7
2005 5 6
2006 10 12
2007 16 23
2008 20 59
2009 58 102
2010 67 128
2011 68 190
2012 109 392
2013 121 526
2014 91 733
2015 130 750
2016 120 884
2017 114 1088
2018 108 1300
2019 123 1751
2020 179 2320
2021 190 2679
2022 227 2551
2023 227 3083
2024 196 2936

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 3 384 1081
Computer Vision 4 588 1434
Computer Engineering 4 621 1471
Computer Graphics 4 591 1580
Human-Computer Interaction 3 565 1644
Cognitive Science 4 655 1692
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 763 1734
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 812 1952
Multimedia 4 710 1963
Machine Learning 8 936 2127
Telecommunications 6 961 2144
Cyber Security 8 922 2202
Computer Networking 6 1035 2334
Software Engineering 9 877 2344
Data Science 9 1067 2678
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 1179 2684
Neuroscience 13 1863 4475

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Vietnam and 3891st in the World with 1,618 publications made and 13,916 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 29 In Vietnam
#1424 of 2,864 In Asia
#3891 of 7,081 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2002 1 4
2003 2 4
2004 3 3
2005 5 6
2006 7 18
2007 13 18
2008 21 54
2009 29 61
2010 33 80
2011 46 115
2012 63 252
2013 87 322
2014 69 522
2015 97 534
2016 89 637
2017 88 686
2018 76 857
2019 104 1022
2020 129 1423
2021 171 1838
2022 165 1866
2023 183 2331
2024 128 2019

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 10 1011 2561
Philosophy 11 1245 3552
Archaeology 14 1496 3718
Demography 13 1526 3856
History 14 1534 3957
Law 14 1568 4084
Political Science 14 1613 4394
Sociology 15 1695 4459

Medicine rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 12th for Medicine in Vietnam and 3869th in the World with 1,151 publications made and 11,347 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 29 In Vietnam
#1595 of 2,809 In Asia
#3869 of 6,775 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 1 2
2005 1 3
2006 2 5
2007 7 11
2008 4 27
2009 22 42
2010 15 53
2011 28 58
2012 35 93
2013 33 181
2014 35 238
2015 54 253
2016 54 260
2017 70 391
2018 59 522
2019 81 707
2020 104 1054
2021 134 1488
2022 138 1630
2023 145 1859
2024 121 1809

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 5 1072 2453
Immunology 5 1201 2886
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 1232 3038
Anatomy and Physiology 9 1275 3142
Pharmacology 9 1483 3197
Surgery 8 1326 3376
Virology 12 1416 3381
Pathology 11 1525 3602
Public Health 16 1868 4559
Psychiatry 14 1922 4693

Mathematics rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 10th for Mathematics in Vietnam and 2955th in the World with 1,051 publications made and 11,024 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 29 In Vietnam
#1251 of 2,718 In Asia
#2955 of 6,418 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 1 2
2004 2 2
2005 2 2
2006 1 11
2007 5 9
2008 15 21
2009 37 90
2010 39 104
2011 34 131
2012 52 215
2013 61 315
2014 49 480
2015 53 382
2016 55 539
2017 49 590
2018 38 652
2019 60 764
2020 102 947
2021 97 1172
2022 121 1162
2023 101 1396
2024 75 939

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 7 577 1528
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 763 1734
Statistics 10 1216 2863

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science

Speciality Vietnam Asia World Rank
Finance 12 1263 3204
Psychology 11 1446 3579
Art & Design 9 1362 3586
Management 15 1535 3695
Business 14 1581 3913
Marketing 15 1663 3998
Fashion Design 12 1617 4010
Literature 11 1668 4300
Economics 18 1781 4413
Development Studies 19 1854 4623
Social Psychology 20 1991 4924